Summer - Cricket Collection (Finish)

 Hooray!  It's a finish.  I completed the last of my Cricket Collection seasons series.  This is the Summer one.  I hand dyed the fabric from a white 28 ct. Brittney Lugana, so I especially love it. I wish the photos would accurately display the fabric colors, but here are all 4.  Ready to FFO!

Biscornu Binge!

My friend Stacie is running a SAL in the Stitching and Friends discord group for the month of September.  It has been so fun seeing all the different ones people have chosen to work on. I really like doing biscornus so I thought I would pull some more out of my pile to work on.  

I started the Candy Cane biscornu from The Blue Flower on August 15th.  I took a class at the Jingle Ball for creating biscornus and this was the chart.  We were give two versions and all of the materials needed in the kitted option.  I previously stitched the fist version and saved this second one for a later date.  I'm excited that this date has arrived!

Here are the ones I've FFO'd so far. 

Candy Cane Biscornu - The Blue Flower

Mitten in the Snow - The Floss Box

Autumn Biscornu - Embroidery by Olga

Mitten in the Snow - The Floss Box (New Start/Wip)

 I started Mitten in the Snow for my next biscornu for the Discord special event.  I wanted something quick and wintery to tide me over until the fabric arrives for my Halloween biscornu.

Here's my small start for tonight.  I won't be able to work on it on the 13th, but hope to finish it on the 15th.  

Home for the Holidays - Primrose Cottage

I'm still working on some of the Holiday patterns in my stash.  Here is "Home for the Holidays" by Lindsey Weight from Primrose Cottage.  This was in the Christmas Sip-N-Stitch box.  Also included in the box was a vessel, needle minder (shown in photo), and 2 other patterns (Cup of Cheer & Warm Winter Stitches).

I will use the finishing materials provided in the box to FFO all the patterns.

Fabric:  32 ct. light taupe lugana

Floss:  Suggested DMCs

Winter Quaker - Primrose Cottage

 

I finally had some time to start and finish the Winter Quaker by Primrose Cottage.  Once I start one, I can't stop. LOL!

Fabric:  32 ct. ice grey lugana

Floss:  Color & Cotton, Battleship

I will either finish this as a pillow or on a flat to mount on a board I have in my stash.

Frosty Tiny Town - Heart in Hand

It's still snowing here in CNY, so why not stitch some more winter patterns?  Today's finish was Frosty Tiny Town from Heart in Hand Needleart. It's so cute! I have a display piece from Paisley's and Polka Dots, but you'll see that when I FFO it.

Fabric:  32 ct. stormy weather lugana (the un-mottled side)

Floss:  Suggested DMCs

I will finish this on a Long wood display frame from Paisleys and Polka Dots.

Warm Winter Stitches

Warm Winter Stitches from Primrose Cottage 

This was my second finish today.  I find I like to stitch Primrose patterns in between my large projects. I find them very relaxing, quick, and enjoyable to stitch and I always love the color palettes they pick.

This was a previous stitch from 2024.  I used all the materials from the Free Stitch Friday - Winter Wonderland stitch to do this one except I added Classic Color Works Cherry Cobbler for a touch of red.  I wish I had used the light blue for the "Warm Winter" text and the dark blue for "Stitches", but I still like it.

Winter Wonderland

 Winter Wonderland from Primrose Cottage Stitches

This was the Free Stitch Friday for January from Primrose Cottage.

I did purchase the kit with the fabric, floss, & finishing fabric.

Fabric:  28 ct. light ash grey lugana

Flosses:  

Cottage Garden Threads: Blue Heaven, Spruce, Water Wheel

DMC:  844, 3853 and 3865

I'm not sure how I'm going to fully finish this one yet.  It will look wonderful in my January snowman display.

Let it Snow!

 Let it Snow from Hands on Design

Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Country Mocha

Floss:  My own conversion of flosses.

I can't wait to FFO this one.  I will be finishing it as a round ornament with the "snow" banner.

The photo is a little dark.  The dark color is blue, not black.  The snow text is a blended dark and light blue. 

This is what it is supposed to look like:

Sayings of the Season: Winter

Sayings of the Season: Winter from Stitching with the Housewives

 Finished and FFO'd this one today.  Just in time for Snowman weather here in Central New York.

A Week of Hands On Design!

Hands on Design: Gather Pinecones, Gather Moments, & Winter Folk 

I'm so excited!  I spent the last week starting and finishing the last seasonal stitches in 3 different series from Hands on Design and they stitched up in a hurry.  Almost one a day!  Winter Folk obviously took more than that.  Yes, I know there is an error in the Gather Pinecones round but I decided not to frog it this time.  I just loved stitching every single one of these designs in all 3 series.  I can't wait to see what Cathy Habermann comes up with next!

Fabric:  32 ct. linen, Platinum - (much lighter in person than the photo)

Floss:  DMC

Exceptions:  I used two strands of 3362 for the long stitched pine needles instead of just one. 

 These will be FFO'd on the paddles and boards I used for the 3 series. (FFO image to come).

Jingle Ball 2024 Pre-stitch #1

Winter Woodland Star from Hello from Liz Mathews

This is a pre-stitch for the Jingle Ball.  

I'm taking a class with Liz Mathews to finish this adorable star.  I'll post a picture of the FFO after my class.

Fabric:  36 ct. Edinburgh Linen, Dirty Clothes

Floss:  DMC option listed on pattern